Monday, 17 September 2012

Exhibition at Nunhead Cemetry for Open House Weekend - Plus some other news

This weekend I will be exhibiting three new paintings for the first time at the restored Anglican chapel in Nunhead Cemetary in Brockley, South London.Diamond Decades is an exhibition celebrating the Queens Jubilee, curated by Jolanta Jagiello. There are 16 artists involved: Jill Rock, Sally Buchanan, Lorenzo Belenguer, Mike Hoath, Jolanta Jagiello, Elisabetta Chojak-Mysko, Jo Nicholson Smith, Twinkle Troughton, Ana Moradian, Anna Whyatt, Will Parker, Derek Miles, Ahmed Faroqui, Abilene and Mary Pritchard.'Nunhead is a magnificent Victorian cemetry with gothic chapel and ruined lodge. One of London's Wildest and most overgrown cemetries, a square mile of inner city forest, unique in London - 50 acres of wilderness complete with bats, owls, foxes and squirrels.'Open House London22nd/23rd September is Open House weekend, where hundreds of venues across London open their doors to visitors. I'm delighted to be taking part in the Diamond Decades exhibition, and showing work in this unique and fascinating historical setting.Nunhead CemtetryLinden Grove LondonSE153LW22nd-23rd September11am - 5pmwww.fonc.org.uk

Stepney Green Design CollectionThe wonderful Katie Antoniou is curating a very interesting project for VIVO London :The Stepney Green Design Collection was commissioned to coincide with the launch of VIVO's new housing development. Katie has selected works from ten creative people living in East London, read more about all of the participating artists on her blog London PlinthMyself and Twinkle Troughton were invited to create a collaborative piece for the project, we have been busy working on this over the last couple of weeks. The Stepney Green Design Collection will be launched in the next few weeks, more info, pics of the piece and details of the launch to follow soon.

Exhibition in Vienna 2013In June next year, Twinkle and I will be exhibiting at the Michaela Stock Galerie in Vienna! They approached us after seeing our Mini Retrospective duo show at A-side B-side Gallery this summer. We are both delighted to have been given this opportunity, I can't wait to take our exhibition to a brand new city! with a vibrant art scene and rich in history and culture. Dates and info to follow soon!